Curriculum Vitae
Marc J. Lane
180 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60601-2701
In Chicago (312) 372-5000
Nationwide (800) 372-1040
Facsimile (312) 346-1040
1/13/19Education
Bachelor of Arts with College Honors and High Distinction in Political Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1967
Juris Doctor, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, 1971
Post-doctoral Studies in Taxation, The Lawyers' Institute, JohnMarshallLawSchool, Chicago, 1974 and 1975
Master Registered Financial Planner, The International Association of Registered Financial Planners, Inc., 1987
Registered Financial Consultant, The International Association of Professional Financial Consultants, Inc., 1994
Registered Financial Consultant, The International Association of Registered Financial Consultants, Inc., 1995
Certificate in Mediation, Northern Illinois University College of Law, De Kalb, Illinois, 1995.
Certificate in Legal Aspects of E-Commerce, Chicago-Kent College of Law/Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 2000
Professional and Business Relationships
President/Attorney at Law, The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, a Professional Corporation, (1971-Present)
Chairman of the Board, Marc J. Lane & Company, general securities and investment banking, (1985-Present)
Chief Executive Officer, Marc J. Lane & Company, general securities and investment banking, (1991-Present)
President, Marc J. Lane Investment Management, Inc., a SEC registered investment advisor, (2002-Present)
President, Marc J. Lane Risk Management, Inc. (formerly, Longmeadow Insurance Services, Inc) (1984-Present)
Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law, (2000-Present)
Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, College of Business Administration (1996-Present)
Other Affiliations
Admitted to the practice of law, State of Illinois, 1971
Admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1971
Admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court, 1974
Member, International Bar Association (London) and of its various Committees and Sections
Member, American Bar Association, Chair, Attorney Program Subcommittee, and Liaison to the Committee on Attorneys in Small Law Firms, Closely-Held Businesses Committee, Section of Taxation, 1993-1994; and Vice Chair, Closely-Held Businesses Committee, Section of Taxation, and Chair, Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee, Closely-Held Businesses Committee, Section of Taxation, 1994-1996 and member of its various Committees and Sections.
Member, Illinois State Bar Association, Vice Chair, Networking Committee, Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council, 1993-1994; Chair, "Peoples' Law School" Committee, Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council, 1994-1995; Chair, Legislative Committee, Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council, 1995-1996 and member of its various Committees and Sections.
Member, Illinois State Bar Association Speakers' Bureau.
Member, Chicago Bar Association, Member of various Committees and Sections
Member, Chicago Council of Lawyers, Past Chair, Committee on Corporate Responsibility, Member of various Committees and Sections
Inaugural Member, Financial Planner Division, The Financial Planning Association.
Charter Member, International Association of Professional Financial Consultants, Inc.
Member, NationalAcademy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc., Member, Chapters Committee
Member, Illinois Chapter of the NationalAcademy of Elder Law Attorneys in Formation, Chairman, and Member, Steering Committee, 1993-1994
Member, Illinois Chapter of the NationalAcademy of Elder Law Attorneys, President, 1994-1995, Director, 1994-1996
AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) Legal Services Network Participating Attorney (1996-Present)
President, Medico-Legal Institute, Inc. (1974-2004)
Visiting Instructor in Optometric Jurisprudence, IllinoisCollege of Optometry (1974-1982), Lecturer (1983-1992)
Congressionally Appointed Delegate, White House Conference on Small Business, 1995
Member, NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.) Board of Arbitrators (1996-Present), Chairperson (2001-Present)
Special Consultant, Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
Mentor, Northwestern University (1992-Present)
Hearing Officer, Illinois Conference on Small Business, 1981
Member, Philanthropic Advisors Network, Council on Foundations (2003-Present)
Member, International Association for Financial Planning (1986-Present) and of its Practitioners' Division (1991-Present)
Member, the National Association of Corporate Directors
Member, International Trade Association of Greater Chicago
Member, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Member, North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC)
Member, Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. (1978-Present)
Illinois Real Estate Broker, Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (1968-Present)
Illinois Accident/Health, Fire, Casualty, Life, Variable Contracts and Long Term Care Insurance Broker (Producer), Illinois Department of Insurance (1969-Present)
Recipient of Certificate in Long-Term Care Insurance, Professional Training Services, 1995
Recipient of Certificate of Completion, Securities Arbitration Training, NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), 1996
Certified Investment Specialist, The International Association of Registered Financial Planners, Inc. (1993-Present)
General Securities Principal, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1996-Present).
Registered Options Principal, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (1997-Present).
Columnist, “Talking Entrepreneurship” (2000), and “Marc J. Lane” (2001-2003), Crain’s Chicago Business
Columnist, “Lane on Law,” ChicagoBusiness.com (2000-2001)
Admitted to the practice of law, State of New York, 2006
Public Speaker, represented by The Harry Walker Agency, (2006-Present)
Member, Round Table Group (Think tank) (2007-Present)
Mentor, The Center for Policy Practice, The IrvingB.HarrisGraduateSchool for Public Policy Studies, The University of Chicago (2009 – Present)
Charitable and Civic Activities
Citizen Works: Member, Corporate Reform Commission (2003-Present)
Grant A Wish, Inc.: Chairman of the Board (1987-1991), Member, Advisory Board (1992-Present), Member, Honorary Board (1992-Present)
Lawyers for the Creative Arts: Volunteer Attorney (1976-Present), Lecturer (1976-Present)
St.XavierCollege, Chicago: Member, Estate Planning Council
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education:Mentor (2004-Present), Course moderator, Faculty, Author
United States Congress: Member, Legal Advisory Board, Fifth Congressional District, Illinois, Chair, Committee on Business and Tax Legislation (1995-1997)
American Bar Association: Volunteer Legal Expert, Central and East European Law Initiative (1996-Present)
Chicago Bar Association: Lecturer
Social Venture Partners Chicago: Founding Partner
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Governing Member (1997-Present)
Roads Without Ramps: Director (1997-Present)
Center for Urban Business, The University of Illinois at ChicagoCollege of Business Administration: Lecturer, Volunteer
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce: Member, Small Business Council Advisory Board (1998-2000)
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship: Member, Advisory Board, Chicago Chapter (2000-Present)
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO): Lecturer
Northwestern UniversitySchool of Law: Judge, 39th Annual Julius H. Miner Moot Court Competition, 2001
Donors Forum of Chicago: Associate Member (2001-Present)
Social Investment Forum: Member (2002-Present)
The Standard Club of Chicago: Member (2002-Present), Member, Business Strategy Committee (2004-Present)
The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations: Member (2004-Present)
Chicago Corporate Social Responsibility Meetup Group: Organizer (2005-Present)
Downtown Chicago Shareholder Activism Meet up Group: Member (2005-Present)
Social Enterprise Alliance, Director (2009-Present), Member, Policy Committee (2009- Present), Member, Governance Committee (2009-Present), Member, Marketing and Branding Task Force (2010-Present), Member, Definition and Certification Task Force (2010-Present), as Chair, Governance Committee (2011-Present).
Social EnterpriseAlliance, Chicago Chapter, Director (2009-Present), President (2009-Present)
The Center for Social Enterprise Accreditation, Chair (2010-Present)
L3C Hybrid Working Group, (2010 – Present)
Awards and Acknowledgments
Martindale-Hubbell, Inc., “AV” (highest) rating: “very high” legal ability; “embraces faithful adherence to ethical standards, professional reliability and diligence, and other pertinent factors.”
Martindale-Hubbell, Inc., inclusion in Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys
American Research Corporation, Peer-selected as a Leading Illinois Attorney
Law and Politics, Peer-selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer, 2005 - 2011
Gale Research, Inc., Inclusion as a subject of biographical record in Contemporary Authors
Dictionary of International Biography, Certificate of Merit for Distinguished Service to the Community
Marquis Who's Who Publication Board, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in the Midwest, and Who’s Who in America
International Who's Who, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record
International Who's Who of Professionals, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record
National Directory of Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record
The National Registry of Who's Who, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record
American Directory of Who's Who in Executives and Businesses, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record
International Biographical Centre, Inclusion in International Authors and Writers Who's Who
Cambridge Who's Who Registry of Business Leaders, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record
Gale Research, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record in Dictionary of American Scholars
Who's Who Among Top Executives, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record
Illinois State Bar Association, Lincoln Awards, 1973 and 1977
Chicago Dental Society, Certificate of Recognition, 1977
Grant A Wish, Inc., Distinguished Service Award, 1990
Tax Executives Institute, “Crystal Globe” Award, 1992
NationalAcademy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc., Inclusion in its Experience Registry since 1993
United States Congress, Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, 1995
President William J. Clinton, Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to the White House Conference on Small Business, 1995
Small Business Survival Committee, Recognition as a “Business Leader,” 1996
Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate in Recognition and Appreciation of Outstanding Service, 1996
International Association for Financial Planning, Award in Appreciation for Distinguished Membership, 1996
United States Congress, Certificate of Congressional Recognition, 1996
Illinois State Bar Association, Certificate in Appreciation for Service as a Member of the Business Advice and Financial Planning Section Council, 1997
The University of Illinois Center for Urban Business, Award for “contributing immeasurably to the Center’s growth and development,” 1997
Worth Magazine, Nominated as one of the “Best Financial Advisers,” 1999
Directory of American Scholars, Inclusion as a subject of biographical record, 2000
Publications
Books
Social Enterprise: Empowering Mission-Driven Entrepreneurs, American Bar Association, 2011
Representing Corporate Officers, Directors, Managers, and Trustees, Second Edition, Aspen Publishers, 2010
Profitable Socially Responsible Investing? An Institutional Investor’s Guide, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, 2005
Representing Corporate Officers and Directors, Aspen Publishers, 2005 [supplemented, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009]
Advising Entrepreneurs: Dynamic Strategies for Financial Growth, John Wiley and Sons, 2001
Elder Law: Meeting the New Challenges When Advising Elderly Clients, with others, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1997
Business Advice & Financial Planning for Lawyers, with others, Illinois State Bar Association, 1995
Purchase and Sale of Small Businesses: Forms, Second Edition, Wiley Law Publications, 1991
Purchase and Sale of Small Businesses, Second Edition, Wiley Law Publications, 1991
Legal Handbook for Small Business, Revised Edition, American Management Association, 1989
Due Diligence: Process, Participants and Liability, with others, College for Financial Planning, 1988
Representing Corporate Officers and Directors, Wiley Law Publications, 1987
Impact of 1986 Tax Code on Closely Held Businesses, The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, a Professional Corporation, 1986
Purchase and Sale of Small Businesses: Tax and Legal Aspects, Wiley Law Publications, 1985
Amortization of Intangibles, Bureau of National Affairs, 1983
Taxation for Small Business, second edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1982
Legal Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations, American Management Association, 1981
Corporations: Pre-Organization Planning, Bureau of National Affairs, 1980
Taxation for the Computer Industry, John Wiley and Sons, 1980
Taxation for Small Business, first edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1980
Taxation for Engineering and Technical Consultants, John Wiley and Sons, 1980
Taxation for Small Manufacturers, John Wiley and Sons, 1980
Twenty-Third Annual Federal Tax Course, with others, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1980
The Professional Corporation, Medico-Legal Institute, Inc., 1979
The Doctor's Law Guide: Essentials of Practice Management, W.B. Saunders Company, 1979
Legal Handbook for Small Business, American Management Association, 1978
The Doctor's Lawyer: A Legal Handbook for Doctors, Charles C. Thomas, 1974
Monographs
"The Illinois Low-profit Limited Liability Company (L3C),"The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, A Professional Corporation, 2010
The Family Foundation and the L3C, Family Office Association, 2009
Corporate Behavior Screening: A New Perspective for Social Investors, Marc J. Lane Investment Management, Inc., 2004
A Reconsideration of Behavioral Screening: The Case for Advocacy Investing®, Marc J. Lane Investment Management, Inc., 2003
Long-Term Care Insurance: The New Tax Benefits, The New Design Choices, The Law Offices of MarcJ.LaneElderLawCenter, 1997
U.S. Credit Facilities Available to Argentine Enterprises Doing Business in the United States, The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, a Professional Corporation, July, 1994
Incentives and Opportunities for Israeli Companies to Do Business in the United States, The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, a Professional Corporation, June, 1994
Key Features of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993, The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, a Professional Corporation, 1993
A Summary of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-3), The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, a Professional Corporation, 1993
An Overview of Recent Legislative Changes Affecting Employee Benefit Plans, The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, a Professional Corporation, 1988
An Overview of the 1987 Tax Act, The Law Offices of Marc J. Lane, a Professional Corporation, 1988
Articles
“Zero-based budgeting holds much promise for Illinois’ fiscal future,” Crain’s Chicago Business, January 10, 2011.
“McCormick Place Gets Reprieve from Losing Conventions, but Much Work Remains,” Crain’s Chicago Business, September 27, 2010.
"LetJoeFergusonFixCity's Minority Business Program," Crain's Chicago Business, August 2, 2010.
"Inspector General Has Potential to CrackCity's Code of Silence," Crain's Chicago Business, April 19, 2010.
"Illinois Fiscal Crisis Demands Reform of Income Tax System," Crain's Chicago Business, February 15, 2010.
"Even Blagojevich Deserves Fair Trial on Fair Charges," Crain's Chicago Business, November 23, 2009
“NFL’s Hail Mary in Antitrust Case Stands to Bruise Fans,” Crain's Chicago Business, October 5, 2009
“Higher Standards: Illinois Lowers Bar on Harassment Suits,” Crain's Chicago Business, August 3, 2009
“Stingy Nonprofit Hospitals Stand To Lose Millions in Tax Relief,” Crain's Chicago Business, June 8, 2009
“Blago Indictment Should Spur Reform in City Government,” Crain's Chicago Business, April 13, 2009
“City Council Must Protect Chicago's Architectural Legacy," Crain's Chicago Business, March 9, 2009
"Pension Reform a Step Toward HelpingState Regain Public's Trust,” Crain’s Chicago Business, January 26, 2009
“Mayor Daley’s War on Climate Change Worth the Fight,” Crain’s Chicago Business, December 1, 2008
“System of Electing Judges Too Broke to Fix,” Crain’s Chicago Business, September 29, 2008
“L3Cs Hold Key to Solving State’s Social Woes,” Crain’s Chicago Business, August 13, 2008
“U of C Misguided in its Refusal to Divest from Sudan,” Crain’s Chicago Business, June 9, 2008
“Back Constitutional Convention to ReclaimState Government,” Crain’s Chicago Business, April 28, 2008
“Balancing the Rights of Users, Owners of Intellectual Property,” Crain’s Chicago Business, March 17, 2008
“Courts Weigh Intellectual Property's Reach,” Crain’s Chicago Business, February 11, 2008
“Courts Should Side with Victim of 401(k) Mishandling,” Crain’s Chicago Business, January 21, 2008
"High Court Securities Case a Threat to Shaky Capital Markets," Crain's Chicago Business, December 10, 2007
"U.S. Firms Ignore the Environment at their Own Risk," Crain's Chicago Business, October 29, 2007
"SEC Policy Change Would Gut the Rights of Shareholders,"Crain's Chicago Business, September 24, 2007
“Chief Justice’s Case Exposes Hidden Gap in Illinois Law,” Crain’s Chicago Business, August 13, 2007
“Isolationism Won’t Create U.S. Jobs, Global Market Will,” Crain’s Chicago Business, June 18, 2007
“Pay Referendum Can Drive Value for Shareholders,” Crain’s Chicago Business, May 7, 2007
“Partisan Pandering Stifles Innovation, Entrepreneurship,” Crain’s Chicago Business, March 12, 2007
“Tax Exemptions for Religion Break Against Business,” Crain’s Chicago Business, December 4, 2006
“Shareholder Democracy Finally in Sight, If SEC Does the Right Thing,” Crain’s Chicago Business, October 9, 2006
“U.S. House Mulling State-funded Corporate Tax Boondoggle,” Crain’s Chicago Business, September 4, 2006
“How to Fulfill Duties and Promote Good,”Trusts and Estates, September 2006
“Give Shareholders Vote to Improve Returns, Board Performance,” Crain’s Chicago Business, July 24, 2006
Book Review of “BUILDING WEALTH! The New Asset-Based Approach to Solving Social and Economic Problems” edited by the Democracy Collaborative at the University of Maryland (The Aspen Institute, 2005), Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2006
“Corporate Boards Feel Shareholder Heat,”Forbes.com, May 2, 2006
“Investors Advocating For a Change?,” Green Money Journal, Vol. XIV, Issue 3, Number 58, Spring 2006
“Develop Your Investment Game Plan,” James Dicks: The Active Investor, Vol. 4, Issue 1, January, 2006
“Profits in Socially Responsible Investing,” GFN.com, November 29, 2005
“‘Advocacy Investing’ Empowers GLBT Investors,” Echelon Magazine, October 24, 2005
“Profiting from Principled Investing,”Forbes.com, September 26, 2005
“Why Options Expensing Rule Would Be a Costly Mistake,” Crain’s Chicago Business, November 10, 2003
“There's No Compromising With Weak-kneed Directors,” Crain’s Chicago Business, October 6, 2003
“No Boondoggle to Tie Foreign Aid to Recipients= Core Values,”Crain’s Chicago Business, September 1, 2003
“Congress Should Get Online About Stamping Out Spam,” Crain’s Chicago Business, August 4, 2003
“SEC Chairman Should Buy Into Decimal Pricing Payoff,” Crain’s Chicago Business, July 14, 2003
“European Union Continues to Gum Up U.S. Trademarks,”Crain’s Chicago Business, June 2, 2003
“Region Needs the Freedom to Trade in Central America,”Crain’s Chicago Business, May 5, 2003
“Buyer Beware: Clothing You Buy May Inform On You,” Crain’s Chicago Business, April 7, 2003
“There's Only Limited Appeal to Repealing Dividend Tax,”Crain’s Chicago Business, March 3, 2003
“Under Attack: Freedom of Expression Over the Net,”Crain’s Chicago Business, February 3, 2003
“Accountability? Mutual Funds Must Come Clean,”Crain’s Chicago Business, January 6, 2003
“Why Dual Citizenship Can Be a Double-Edged Sword,”Crain’s Chicago Business, December 2, 2002
“Many Companies in Need of More Parental Guidance,” Crain’s Chicago Business, November 4, 2002
“Attorneys Must Be Willing to Expose Complicit Clients,” Crain’s Chicago Business, October 7, 2002
“Gridlock Means Hard Time for Judicial Confirmations,”Crain’s Chicago Business, September 2, 2002